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QuickSpecs
Technical Specifications
VLAN Features
Industry Standard
NPIV Support
Data Center
Connectivity
Management
Features
• Configure uplink speeds to Auto, 1Gb,or10Gb on the associated uplinks
• 802.1Q VLAN supported on uplinks.
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Uplink ports can be configured for VLAN tagging at egress or pass-thru of
tagged VLAN packets from Server ports.
• Native VLAN support for untagged packets on a shared uplink set. Packets
can be targeted to a specific server ports.
• Simultaneous tunneled and mapped VLAN connections to a single domain.
The Virtual Connect FlexFabric module works by first converting FCoE traffic from
multiple Flex Fabric Adapter ports to native Fibre Channel and then aggregating it over
a single N-port uplink through the use of N_port_ID virtualization (NPIV). NPIV allows
multiple distinguishable identities (multiple port WWNs or port IDs) over a single N-
port connection. All Fibre Channel SAN switch vendors have support for NPIV in their
latest firmware release. By conforming to the NPIV standard, SAN equipment
interoperability simplified. The Virtual Connect FlexFabric Module can aggregate traffic
from up to 255 physical and virtual servers per Fibre Channel uplink port and up to 255
virtual server connections per single downlink port.
Each Virtual Connect FlexFabric module supports up to 8 SAN fabrics and is typically
connected to Fibre Channel switches that have been configured to run in NPIV mode.
The 8 FC configurable uplink ports are speed selectable from 2, 4, or 8Gb/s.
The setup wizard allows SAN administrators to name the fabric that servers will
connect into and set the oversubscription rate. Fibre Channel boot parameters and
WWN administration are configurable options that can be integrated into server
profiles.
In an NPIV environment, there is an initial brief login function between the Virtual
Connect FlexFabric Module's uplink port and the data center SAN switch. Once
completed, all FlexHBA connections appear as though they are directly connected
between the server and the SAN switch. The Virtual Connect FlexFabric Module
appears as a pass-thru device to the SAN, yet cables are reduced as much as 16:1
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Simple and intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) for defining, configuring,
and managing all elements of the Virtual Connect Domain.
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Setup Wizards for server profile creation and initial domain installation and
configuration and network configuration.
• Comprehensive administration, definition, and management of Ethernet
Network, Shared Uplink Set, SAN Fabric management and Server Profiles
• Embedded SNMP v1, v2, v3 and SMI-S agents allow Network Management
applications to query Virtual Connect for statistics and trap information.
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sFlow v5 for flow monitoring and capacity planning.
• A robust, scriptable and secure Command Line Interface simplifies
management and enables macros to control common Virtual Connect tasks
• Any uplink port can be used as a dedicated mirrored port for traffic analysis
and troubleshooting by a Network Analyzer or Sniffer.
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Domain Management of user accounts, enclosure, Virtual Connect domain
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